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Environmental Services Associate

SSM Health · Fond du Lac, WI · Part time

Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time you had to finish your work even though no one was checking on you.

What they are checking: Whether they are dependable and thorough when working on their own.

What does a welcoming environment mean to you in a place like a hospice home?

What they are checking: Whether they see their work as part of caring for patients and families, not just cleaning.

What would you do

This position is at a hospice home. How would you approach cleaning a room while a patient and family are there?

What they are checking: Whether they can do their job quietly and respectfully around people facing the end of life.

A family member asks you questions about their loved one's condition. What do you say?

What they are checking: Whether they know to be kind but direct medical questions to the nurse.

This is a part-time role of 24 hours a week. How do you make sure the next person knows what still needs to be done?

What they are checking: Whether they communicate clearly at handoff so nothing is left undone.

About the work

Walk me through how you clean and disinfect a patient room after a patient leaves.

What they are checking: Whether they follow a consistent order, from clean to dirty and high to low, so nothing is missed.

Why does it matter how long a disinfectant stays wet on a surface?

What they are checking: Whether they understand contact time, which decides whether germs are actually killed.

How do you handle soiled laundry safely?

What they are checking: Whether they protect themselves and others from infection when sorting and bagging laundry.

What would you do if you saw an isolation sign on a door?

What they are checking: Whether they know to check the precautions and wear the right protective equipment before entering.

How do you keep yourself safe when lifting, mixing chemicals or working around wet floors?

What they are checking: Whether they know basic safety habits that prevent injuries on the job.

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The full job description

As published by SSM Health.

It's more than a career, it's a calling. WI-Hospice Home of Hope Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. Environmental Services Associates help create a clean, safe, and welcoming environment by disinfecting patient rooms, common areas, and healthcare facilities. This role is critical to infection prevention, patient safety, and ensuring a positive experience for patients, visitors, and care teams. Department: Environmental Services Schedule: part time, 24 hours per week on the day shift Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you, everyday. Job Summary: Cleans patient rooms, offices, classrooms, work areas and public areas as assigned and according to proper processes, procedures and standards. May handle all laundry items by sorting and placing in proper containers according to proper processes, procedures and standards. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Cleans patient rooms, offices, classrooms, work areas and public areas as assigned and according to proper processes, procedures, and standards. May handle all laundry items by sorting and placing in proper containers according to proper processes, procedures, and standards. • Performs sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, polishing, vacuuming, hard surface floor cleaning, stripping, refinishing and carpet cleaning which may require the use of mechanical equipment. Cleans light fixtures, ceilings, vents, walls, mattresses, furniture, windows, window coverings, and any other items as assigned by the need of the department. • Cleans and disinfects sterile procedure rooms according to policies, procedures, and standards such as surgery and delivery areas as required by ministry operating standards. • Adheres to safety precautions, policies, procedures and standards for handling infectious wastes, hazardous materials, waste spills, and exposures. Reports all events as required by ministry documentation standards. • Replenishes supplies and materials in assigned areas and patient rooms. • Transports trash, hazardous waste, soiled linen, and recyclable trash to appropriate disposal areas following policies, procedures, and standards. • May participate in moving furniture, set up chairs, set up tables, break down rooms, etc. May perform routine equipment maintenance, and make minor repairs as requested. • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. • Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION EXPERIENCE • No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS • Constant standing and walking. • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent reaching and gripping. • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. • Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors. • Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS • None Department: 9131000116 Environmental Service Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.

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